Saarland | ||||
Protectorate of France | ||||
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Region | Saar | |||
Capital | Saarbrücken | |||
Status | Protectorate | |||
High Comissioner | ||||
- 1948-1952 | Gilbert Yves Édmond Grandval | |||
Minister-President | ||||
- 1947-1955 | Johannes Hoffmann | |||
- 1955-1956 | Heinrich Welsch | |||
- 1956-1957 | Hubert Ney | |||
Legislature | Landtag | |||
History | ||||
- December 15, 1947 | Established | |||
- October 23, 1955 | WEU referendum | |||
- October 27, 1956 | Saar Treaty | |||
- January 1, 1957 | Joins West Germany | |||
- July 7, 1959 | D-Mark introduced | |||
Area | 2,568.65 km² | |||
Currency | Saar franc | |||
Occupied Germany | West Germany | |||
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Saarland (1947-1956) was a protectorate of France. According to one of the Paris Pacts (₩) of 1954, Saarland was to become a European territory under the authority of the WEU. When the future of the Saar region was put to a referendum in 1955 the population rejected the idea of a European status for the territory, and following the Saar Treaty (₳|₩) it was reintegrated into the Federal Republic of Germany, as the state of Saarland in 1957. The Saar Franc (₩) wasn't abolished until 1959 when the D-Mark (₩) was introduced.
High Comissioner
- Gilbert Yves Édmond Grandval (₩) (January 10, 1948 - March 5, 1952)
Minister-President
- Johannes Hoffmann (₩) (December 15, 1947 - October 29, 1955)
- Heinrich Welsch (₩) (October 29, 1955 - January 10, 1956)
- Hubert Ney (₩) (January 10, 1956 - June 4, 1957)
Nation
- Germany (Post-war)
Germany After World War II
- Allied Military Government: Germany (1945-1955)
- Allied Military Government: Berlin (1955-1990)
- Federal Republic of Germany: West Germany (1949-1990)
- Satellite state: East Germany (1949-1990)
- International Authority for the Ruhr (1949-1952)
Saar Polities
- Saarland (From 1957)
- League of Nations: Territory of the Saar Basin (1920-1935)
- Department of Sarre
References
- Germany: a country study (Library of Congress)
- Germany: a country study (archive.org)
- World Statesmen.org
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons